IIT Indore is a public technical university established under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act. The institute is ranked 26 in the Overall category and 13 in the Engineering category by the NIRF 2021.IIT Indore envisages the convergence of traditional disciplines as the key to accomplishing the previously unimaginable. With this foresight, IIT Indore has been promoting inter-disciplinary research programs focusing on basic and applied research, technology development, and innovation. This vision has helped the institute to excel in all spheres of science, engineering, humanities, and social sciences. A key competency of IIT Indore is a research-driven academic program as it forms a core component of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. IIT Indore has consciously promulgated the idea of involving undergraduate students in forefront research projects. This led to the initiation of a formal undergraduate research scheme, Promotion of Research and Innovation for Undergraduate Students (PRIUS).